What color is #C8CFC2?

#C8CFC2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8CFC2?

The RGB value is 200, 207, 194: 200 red, 207 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8CFC2?

The complementary color is #C9C2CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8CFC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8CFC2 color

#C8CFC2 rgb(200, 207, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8CFC2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 81.2% green and 76.1% blue (200, 207, 194).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 12% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#C8CFC2 color codes

HEX	`#C8CFC2`
RGB	`rgb(200, 207, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 81.2%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 12%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 6%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.27, -4.74, 5.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.27, 7.36, 130.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.868, 60.8, 59.821)`
Decimal	`13160386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8CFC2, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C8CFC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8CFC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C8CFC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8cfc2; }
.text { color: #c8cfc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8cfc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 207 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8cfc2, #c2cfc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C8CFC2?: #C8CFC2 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8CFC2?: The RGB value is 200, 207, 194: 200 red, 207 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8CFC2?: The complementary color is #C9C2CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8CFC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.